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New Life for Lost Island in Chesapeake Bay

James Island
Dave Harp
James Island

Preparations are underway to restore James Island, once a thriving island community on the Eastern Shore that succumbed to the waves of the Chesapeake Bay. The people aren’t coming back. But a restored nature preserve will take form using dredged material from the Port of Baltimore. Delmarva Public Media's Kevin Diaz takes a look at the history.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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